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Five Corners Flooded as Sandy Arrives

Black Dog pier takes a beating from churning waves.
Adrianne Ryan
Black Dog pier takes a beating from churning waves.
Adrianne Ryan
Five Corners is flooded by Huricane Sandy on Monday.
Ivy Ashe
Five Corners is flooded by Huricane Sandy on Monday.
Ivy Ashe
Black mark on the corner of the building displays the high water mark from a 1954 huricane.
Ivy Ashe
Black mark on the corner of the building displays the high water mark from a 1954 huricane.
Ivy Ashe
Cars make thei way through a flooded Five Corners.
Ivy Ashe
Cars make thei way through a flooded Five Corners.
Ivy Ashe
Water rushes in at the normally busy intersection.
Ivy Ashe
Water rushes in at the normally busy intersection.
Ivy Ashe
Vineyard Haven harbor greets the Black Dog Tavern.
Mark Lovewell
Vineyard Haven harbor greets the Black Dog Tavern.
Mark Lovewell
Scallop shack at the end of Skiffs Avenue is surrounded by water.
Timothy Johnson
Scallop shack at the end of Skiffs Avenue is surrounded by water.
Timothy Johnson
Water surges in at West Chop.
Timothy Johnson
Water surges in at West Chop.
Timothy Johnson
No gas today, just plenty of water.
Willoe Maynard
No gas today, just plenty of water.
Willoe Maynard
Isaiah Maynard is lifted by the wind on Monday.
Willoe Maynard
Isaiah Maynard is lifted by the wind on Monday.
Willoe Maynard

The busy Five Corners intersection was flooded and the Black Dog pier damaged as Tisbury harbor surged and churned from Sandy's impact.



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